Android Messages app update hints at future web integration and more

0.phoneArenaposted on09 Feb 2018, 03:43

Android Messages has just rolled out its new update. No new notable additions, but after an app "dissection", performed by Android Police, found were some interesting features that might make it in the app.

Hangouts has been depreciated for consumers, now its for business
Duo should remain seperate, like how iMessage and FaceTime are seperate
But Google do need to unify Android Message, Allo and Google Voice

If the app supports Universal Profile & RCS it shouldn't matter

AFAIK with Universal Profile someone with Android messages can send RCS to someone with another Universal Profile apps like Samsung's

the past has shown that Google is good at a lot of things, but messaging apps is NOT part of that! We're still talking about features in a messaging app of Google after all these years? If this was a priority, Google would have done something 5 years ago. Now it's definitely too late for whatever feature or tool they are implementing in any messaging app. People are too tied in in other apps they are used to for years. Even if RCS, sms payment, webinterface etc will be here, don't you honestly think or see that these are already available? RCS? as if other messengers wouldn't be able to send media files already. People buy a phone and the first thing they do is install whatsapp and facebook. they do NOT really care if there's an Android Messages app. I am using Android Messages, but i'm sending SMS. For everything else i use Telegram and Wire/Threema as a backup. That's what i do, others use whatsapp, facebook, messenger, snapchat etc, what makes Google think "Android Messages" would be a better solution for whatever feature they implement.

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